For the second season in a row, Jerome Tang has had a player removed from the team due to disciplinary actions. Samford transfer Achor Achor, who was averaging over seven minutes per game, was dismissed on Wednesday. The news was first reported by Jeff Goodman and confirmed by K-State Online.
Achor was a key member of Kansas State’s transfer class, after leading Samford in scoring and taking them to the NCAA Tournament last season.
Achor played five minutes in the Kansas State loss to St. John’s on Saturday. He checked out of the game with 3:42 to play in the first half and never reentered. In his five minutes, he carried a plus-minus of -15.
This continues a trend of behavioral issues for K-State basketball. To start the season, Michigan transfer Dug McDaniel was withheld from a game due to a coach’s decision. Last season, Nae’Qwan Tomlin was suspended to begin the season, and then very publicly removed from the team.
Achor missed time to begin the season due to a personal matter and only appeared in seven of Kansas State’s nine games. He was seventh in minutes played, but third for the bigs on the roster. This now sets up likely more playing time for Kentucky transfer Ugonna Onyenso, who has been overcoming an eye injury.
Kansas State is in the middle of a 10 day layoff after a loss at St. John’s last weekend. The Wildcats will next see the floor on Tuesday, December 17th to face Drake in the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. After that just one non-conference game remains, as K-State will travel to Wichita to face in-state foe Wichita State.
Conference play begins on December 30th at home against Cincinnati.
